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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: N52 Ardee Bypass: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I know what Ms Martin is saying. Nevertheless, it seems to me that there are only issues with a small section of the road and that the witnesses could park that until they get a design and start building the rest of the road, because the vast majority of the road is agreed. There is only an issue with two culs-de-sac and how they are dealt with. Have the witnesses looked at other local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: N52 Ardee Bypass: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Can we look at that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: N52 Ardee Bypass: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I appreciate that. Will Mr. Walsh put on his agenda that the alternative is to go ahead with the road and look at this? The increase in construction cost is €34 million now. God knows what it will be in two years, since it sounds like it will take that long, along with all the legal matters and such. If works can be done to facilitate people who have issues and to support Louth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: N52 Ardee Bypass: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: That would be significant to me. While I am not identifying any business, if there are issues with the widths of vehicles and such, I do not know what the answers are but there must be a solution that will meet those needs and, at the same time, Louth County Council has to go ahead. I appreciate that the witnesses have been very helpful. I know that Ms Minogue would like to make a final...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: N52 Ardee Bypass: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank our witnesses for their time. It has been helpful and the questions have been asked and answered fairly. I express my deep concern about what is happening and believe the only way out of it is to find other ways to improve access points on existing roads and to let work on the new road go ahead as planned and financed. It is available immediately and if we do not do it, it might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (18 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The minutes of the meeting of 17 July have been circulated. There are no matters arising. On correspondence, Nos. 507A and 507B of 2019 are emails received from Mr. Ian Drennan in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. We were aware of the issue raised and note the correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 508 of 2019 is an email received from Ms Mary Daly in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We turn to matters related to the scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. It is proposed that proposals COM (2019) 298 and COM (2019) 307, listed in schedule B, warrant no further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (17 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to setting up a specialised building unit for persons that have sudden onset catastrophic life changing injuries or illnesses that require housing adaptations as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37546/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in relation to future coastal works required at Mornigton, Bettystown and Laytown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35983/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the details of delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35976/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, headquarters in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35980/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for funding a Mulvey type report will be supported to assess and plan appropriately to manage the drugs crisis in Drogheda, County Louth, in view of the ongoing drug related criminality in the area and the murder that took place on 27 August 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36159/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if information (details supplied) will be provided for each of the years 2015 to 2018 in the interests of planning to safeguard vulnerable adults. [35009/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when section 39 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 will be amended to take account of the issue of coercive control which is not limited to persons in intimate relationships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35010/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 568. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements put in place under the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to arrange for interviews of victims of crime that have a disability to be carried out as soon as practicable after a complaint is made under sections 14 and 15 of the Act; and the number of persons who received specialist training for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 826. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of home care provision being provided to persons under 65 years of age, aged 65 and over and 75 years of age and over; the smallest and largest number, respectively; the most commonly provided number of hours of service for persons aged 65 years of age and over in CHO 8; the number of persons in acute hospitals whose discharge is delayed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Data (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1146. To ask the Minister for Health the caseload per speech and language therapist for counties Louth and Meath in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35977/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1147. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the progression of the 50-bed new St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35979/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Reports (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1148. To ask the Minister for Health the measures undertaken since the launch of the HIQA report Office of the Chief Inspector - The use of information gathered and received in the regulation of services September 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35981/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (6 Sep 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1149. To ask the Minister for Health if action has been taken against a hospital or hospital group for the numerous incidents in which personal data in the form of medical documents have been found in public, including the files found in Baltray, County Louth in November 2018; if the Data Protection Commissioner has made recommendations on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....